Athanasii Kircheri ... Magneticum naturae regnum sive disceptatio physiologica de triplici in natura rerum magnete, juxta triplicem ejusdem naturae gradum digesto inanimato animato sensetivo qua occultae prodigiosarum quarundam motionum vires et proprietates, quae in triplici naturae oeconomia nonnullis in corporibus noviter detectis observantur, in apertam lucem eruuntur, et luculentis argumentis, experientia duce, demonstrantur. Ad inclytum & eximium virum Alexandrum Fabianum ...
Athanasius Kircher's 1667 Latin treatise on magnetism, printed in Amsterdam by the Janssonius-Waesberge office and dedicated to Alexander Fabian, belongs to the early scientific literature of natural philosophy. The single picture is a black woodcut ornamental cartouche with symmetrical scrolls, volutes and a central fan-shaped motif, offering a designer a compact model for symmetrical baroque framing devices.
